Japan's Top Gangster

1973Directed by Kōsaku Yamashita

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Released: August 11, 1973
Runtime: 1h 42m

About Japan's Top Gangster

Action
Crime

Synopsis

A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang. This epic film is the first part of greatest true-life series based on autobiography of the Yamaguchi-gumi's third leader, Taoka Kazuo.

Director: Kōsaku Yamashita
Writers: Akira Murao
Kazuo Taoka
Original title: 山口組三代目

Principal cast

In billing order

Ken TakakuraKazuo Taoka
Tetsuro TambaNoboru Yamaguchi
Bunta SugawaraHachiro Daicho
Kunie Tanaka
Kyōsuke Machida
Rinichi Yamamoto

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